AJWS President Ruth Messinger Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA & Prop 8
Ruth Messinger Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA & Prop 8 – The Historic decision is a Major Step Forward for LGBTI equality worldwide
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AJWS Opposes Visit to U.S. by Sudanese War Criminal
Global Human Rights Group Demands that the U.S. Lead Serious Effort to Achieve Peace NEW YORK, NY — Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), released the following statement today regarding the possible visit to the United States by Nafie Ali Nafie, a senior advisor to Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir. President Bashir …
Read MoreAJWS Praises Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge
Major Progress in Global Battle Against HIV/AIDS NEW YORK, NY — American Jewish World Service released the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States overruled a provision of the 2003 United States Leadership Act against HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The law required organizations receiving federal funding to pledge that …
Read MoreAJWS: Congress Misses Historic Opportunity To Reform International Food Aid
WASHINGTON, DC — American Jewish World Service released the following statement today after the House of Representatives failed to pass the Royce-Engel Food Aid Reform Amendment. “Tragically, Congress missed an historic opportunity today to fix our international food aid program,” said Timi Gerson, director of advocacy for AJWS. “The bipartisan Royce-Engel Food Aid Reform Amendment …
Read MoreAJWS Statement on the Nomination of Samantha Power to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Statement by Ruth Messinger, President of AJWS, supporting the nomination of the former White House staffer to be the next U.S. Ambassador.
Read MoreAJWS: Congress Needs to Pass International Food Aid Reform Now
The country’s current international food aid program needs to be reformed to be more effective and efficient.
Read MoreAJWS Statement on Senate Passage of the Farm Bill
Washington, DC; June 10, 2013—American Jewish World Service (AJWS) released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (the Farm Bill). “The Farm Bill passed today took baby steps toward food aid reform, but we are disappointed that the Senate missed the opportunity to go …
Read MoreAJWS Statement on the Passage of the Coons-Johanns Food Aid Amendment
Washington,DC; June 3, 2013— American Jewish World Service released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Coons-Johanns Amendment to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013. “Today’s Senate passage of the Coons-Johanns Amendment is a victory for small farmers worldwide,” said Timi Gerson, director of advocacy for American Jewish World Service. …
Read MoreAJWS Statement on the Passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg
New York, NY; June 3, 2013— American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger released the following statement today in response to the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). “Today we lost a great senator, a great human rights advocate and a great man,” said Messinger. “Frank Lautenberg embodied the idea that being Jewish means standing …
Read More492 Rabbis Join AJWS and JCPA to Urge President Obama on Sudan
New York, NY, May 24, 2013 In April, Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, and Rabbi Steve Gutow, President of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, sent a letter to President Obama calling on the US government to renew our commitment to Sudan. As the follow-up letter (viewable online here) indicates, 492 Rabbis …
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